EFFECT OF IMMEDIATE ICING ON THE QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF BAGDA (PENAEUS MONODON)

The quality changes in Bagda (Penaeus monodon) stored with ice bamboo and plastic basket for 24 hours immediately after harvest was observed through visual, biochemical microbial assessments. As indicator of freshness TVB-N TMA-N were measured at 0h, 12h, 24h. concentration ranged from 5.34±0.0212 to 8.045±0.049 mg/100g 4±0.0283 7.825±0.0354 basket. found as 2.66±0.0141 4.045±0.0071 1.345±0.0071 5.2±0.0424 respectively. Data indicated that all the values increased storage time, shrimp started decline slowly within remained acceptable both baskets even on 24th hour. Standard Plate Count (SPC) 0.18×105 0.12×105 baskets, SPC 0.17×105 0.23×105